Summary

  • Brave's bowlers impress to successfully defend 122-8

  • Shrubsole takes 3-20; two wickets apiece for Bell & Adams

  • Dunkley top-scores with 49 for visitors as Fire share the wickets around

  • Welsh Fire remain without a win; Brave have won all four matches so far

  • Coming up: Fire v Brave in men's competition (live on BBC Two, start at 18:30 BST)

  1. Fire 38-1published at 65 balls left

    Target 123

    Hayley Matthews is desperate to let rip here but the Brave bowlers are keeping a tight rein on her.

    Five off Georgia Adams' second set.

    It's 85 needed off 65 balls - should be a close one.

    The worm shows Welsh Fire Women are 10 runs behind Southern Brave Women. Welsh Fire Women are 38 for 1 after 35 balls. At the same stage Southern Brave Women were 48 for 1.
  2. Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Two

    Hayley MatthewsImage source, Getty Images

    I love the way Hayley Matthews looks while she bats. She's so technically correct.

  3. Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That was very wide outside off stump and it's been powered away.

  4. Fire 33-1published at 70 balls left

    Target 123 (Matthews 12, Sutherland 7)

    Hayley Matthews wins that mini-battle with Amanda-Jade Wellington, as Fire take eight off the spinner's set including a crunching four to deep point.

  5. Postpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    This the match-up we've been looking forward to. Amanda-Jade Wellington, their trump card. What can she do today?

  6. Postpublished at 74 balls left

    Target 123

    Spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington into the attack for Brave.

  7. Postpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    It's all going nicely for Brave so far.

    The worm shows Welsh Fire Women are 15 runs behind Southern Brave Women. Welsh Fire Women are 25 for 1 after 25 balls. At the same stage Southern Brave Women were 40 for 1.
  8. Postpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    75 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  9. Fire 25-1published at 75 balls left

    Sutherland 5, Matthews 6

    Annabel Sutherland cuts away a nice shot off Freya Kemp's final delivery of her second set.

    Just two though as the fielders chase it down to stop the ball reaching the ropes.

  10. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC radio

    The quicker the ball arrives to the batter, the easier it seems to get it away today.

  11. Fire 22-1published at 78 balls left

    Target 123

    BraveImage source, Getty Images

    That's why I said Matthews is Fire's most dangerous batter.

    Steps forward, wallops Freya Kemp over mid-off for four.

    Another swing and miss next ball, though.

  12. Fire 18-1published at 80 balls left

    Target 123

    Georgia Adams continues the Brave's fine work with the ball.

    Just two off her set of spin.

    Hayley Matthews is two not out off six balls, Brave have to be happy with that against arguably Fire's most dangerous batter.

  13. Postpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Radio commentator

    Well the throw was way off.

  14. Fire 16-1published at 85 balls

    Target 123

    What a good set from Freya Kemp.

    She has Hayley Matthews playing and missing twice.

    And then a run-out chance from a quick single but wicket-keeper Carla Rudd throws to the wrong end, the one closest to her, when the other one was the way to go.

  15. Fire 15-1published at 87 balls left

    Target 123

    Annabel Sutherland is the next batter in.

    She's off the mark although her second single is a bit of a lucky, edgy one off new bowler Freya Kemp.

  16. Postpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    How good is this photograph? Sorry Annabel Sutherland.

    No such problems for Maia Bouchier with her catching there.

    Annabel SutherlandImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Radio commentator

    BouchierImage source, Getty Images

    Well taken indeed and Lauren Bell gets that early breakthrough.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 91 balls left

    Beaumont c Bouchier b Bell 9 (Fire 13-1)

    A big wicket for the Brave as Tammy Beaumont looked in the groove.

    She fails to properly connect with this one, though, and loops it up for Maia Bouchier to take a very decent catch with the ball coming over her shoulder around mid-wicket.

  19. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Radio commentator

    Little bit of width on the off side and Tammy Beaumont latches onto it with good effect.

  20. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Chris Jordan
    England & Southern Brave bowler on Test Match Special

    Both bowlers have got all their fielders in on the off-side and they're trying to keep it nice and straight. Hence the wides.